In order to resist fine lines and prevent them forming wrinkles, the anti-aging ingredients are divided into three categories: 1. repairing ingredients 2. antioxidant ingredients 3. anti-wrinkles ingredients.
Repairing ingredients
The main role of repairing ingredients is to activate skin cells or promote keratinous interstitial regeneration. In another words, accelerate cell renewal and revitalize collagen elasticity.
One category of ingredient belongs to yeast fermentation, which exfoliating to improve skin tone.
There is also a category of nicotinamide, ceramide, phytosterols and lecithin etc. This category of ingredients are the ingredients that exist in skin cells or keratin, including hyaluronic acid. They are not only an important part of skin cells, but also helps repair when the skin is damaged, accelerates the speed of wound repair, and some can stimulate collagen regeneration.
Another category is various vitamin trace elements and minerals, like VC and VE, niacin (vitamin B3), panthenol (provitamin B5), carotene.
Various minerals, such as zinc, magnesium, iron, calcium, potassium, copper… Tract elements are indeed very helpful for skin vitality.
Antioxidant ingredients
Antioxidant is essential for skin care. After all, human skin aging, pigmentation, wrinkles and even sensitivity problems are related to UV damage. Therefore, anti-oxidation of the skin care can improve the pigmentation around the eyes, thereby fading dark circles, and also prevent aging and premature appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
As for antioxidants, from the most classic Vitamin C, Vitamin E, carotene, proanthocyanidins, plant flavonoids, to the recently popular coenzyme Q10, glutathione, lipoic acid, resveratrol, turmeric extract, etc.
There are many types of antioxidants, but the combination of multiple components is more efficient than a single-component antioxidant.
Anti-wrinkles ingredients
In scientific experiments and clinics, the well-known ingredients that are indeed effective in anti-wrinkle is vitamin A. Of course, retinol is commonly seen in skin care products, as well as adenosine and peptides.
The skin around the eyes is the most delicate and prone to aging, moisturizing can improve dry line. However, if you can’t stick to eye cream with anti-aging ingredients for a long term, fine lines will still appear.